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PublicSquare.net is an independent, non-partisan webzine that aims to encourage stimulating debate on the political, legal, religious, and social issues of the day. We invite today’s leading experts to engage one another in thoughtful, intelligent discussion. Registered members can join in and continue the dialogue.

PublicSquare.net hosts debates in domestic policy, foreign affairs, law, religion, society, history, science, and philosophy. Debates on PublicSquare.net come in various formats:

• Written debates consist of four articles of about 1,500–2,000 words each. Each part is a response to the previous one. At the end of the fourth article, a discussion thread ensues, allowing the debate to continue indefinitely.
• The PublicSquare.net Podcast is a twenty-minute recorded joint interview with two experts on opposite sides of an issue.
• Bloggerheads is our blog where we invite two guest bloggers to debate a timely issue over a given time period.
• Webinars are live, hour-long online debates with visual presentations.
• Our forums are where discussions can continue and ordinary readers can start their own threads or respond to others.

We also host events at local venues where two scholars can debate an issue before a live audience.

PublicSquare.net is published by J. R. Kidd Publishing, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. All contributions are 100 percent tax deductible. Please support our efforts.

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